as in big
one of high position or importance within a group
among food and beverage magazines, it's one of the biggies
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Recent Examples of biggie
This is one of the biggies of the fall season.
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, another biggie, which came in the form of a milestone for the team, the 200th McLaren win, which Norris delivered at the 2025 Hungarian GP.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Wisconsin State Fair finished ahead of such biggies as the State Fair of Texas (ranked 4th) and the Ohio State Fair (ranked 10th).
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere, there’s Phoenix, San Diego and Jacksonville, not to mention the biggies — New York, LA, Chicago and Philly.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, another biggie, which came in the form of a milestone for the team, the 200th McLaren win, which Norris delivered at the 2025 Hungarian GP.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Wisconsin State Fair finished ahead of such biggies as the State Fair of Texas (ranked 4th) and the Ohio State Fair (ranked 10th).
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere, there’s Phoenix, San Diego and Jacksonville, not to mention the biggies — New York, LA, Chicago and Philly.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biggie
Noun
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The Celtics pounded the paint with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza, a pair of bruising bigs who also can force the issue from 3-point range despite their lumbering dispositions.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps names like Zach Ehrhard or James Tibbs III could see time in the bigs.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The congratulatory messages from the two ex-presidents, who are among the Democratic Party’s most popular national figures, appear to be a signal mainstream Democratic heavyweights are warming up to Mamdani as the party continues to regroup following staggering losses nationally in 2024.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the first episode of Season 3, Tommy is working to unite the city's biggest drug heavyweights to solidify his own network alongside his partner, Diamond.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Dark Ages gave us an extremely metal prequel that — while a bit too lore and cutscene-heavy — presented more surprising tricks and gameplay refreshes to keep the long-running FPS series alive and kicking butt.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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However, a combination of tariffs, inflation and narrow GDP growth kept the tech-heavy S & P 500 in the lead over the Russell 2000.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Biggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggie. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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